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HEPTech Workshop on
Technology Licensing
CERN Knowledge Transfer Group:
MEDIPIX
December 5th, 2014
Eduardo del Castillo
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Outline
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Why was it developed?
Hybrid pixel detector technology
The Medipix collaborations
The Collaboration Agreement
A family of chips
Applications
Technology licensing
Agreements signed
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Pictures courtesy of Simon Procz
Why was it developed?
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WA97, ALICE and LHCb experiments
Noise free imaging
Hybrid pixel technology
Imaging applications
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Hybrid pixel technology
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CMOS pixel readout chip
Semiconductor sensor material
Hybrid pixel technology
Readout chip and sensor connected through bump-bonding
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The Medipix Collaborations
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Medipix 1
 started in the 90s with 4 institutes
 Potential of the technology
Medipix 2
 new collaboration with 18 partners
 Reduction of pixel size and more pixels per chip
Medipix 3
 further development now with over 20 partners
 Mitigate effects of charge diffusion
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The collaboration agreement
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Project Management Committee
 chaired by the Project Manager
 Composed by the representatives of every member
Project Program
 Development of the chips
Limitations of use
 Medical applications except
 Research and development of medical imaging systems
 Medical devices used as diagnostic tools
 Military devices
 Nuclear materials related to defense or power systems
 Space applications except
 fundamental research
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The collaboration agreement
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Common Fund
Intellectual Property
 Access to background of members
 Ownership of collaboration results
 Access to collaboration results
R&D field of application for every member of the collaboration
Free access to chips from the collaboration members for their
internal R&D purposes
Exploitation agreements have to be approved by the PMC
Revenue from exploitation is shared
 10% for the deal initiator
 50% for the IP owner
 40% for the other collaborator members
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A family of chips
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Medipix1 (1 um SACMOS)
 64 x 64 squared pixels
 Each pixel 170 um
 Photon counting
Medipix 2 (0.25um CMOS)
 256 x 256 squared pixels
 Each pixel 55 um
 Photon counting
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A family of chips
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Timepix (0.25um CMOS)
 256 x 256 squared pixels
 Each pixel 55 um
 Three modes of operation
 Photon counting
 Time of arrival
 Time over threshold
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A family of chips
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Medipix3 (0.13um CMOS)
 256 x 256 squared pixels
 Each pixel 55 um
 Photon counting
 Charge sharing correction
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A family of chips
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Timepix3 (0.13um CMOS)
 256 x 256 squared pixels
 Each pixel 55 um
 Simultaneous TOA and TOT
 Packet based data driven
readout
 Shutdown/wake-up feature
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Applications
Pictures courtesy of X Ray Imaging Europe
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Applications
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Applications
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HEPTech Workshop on Technology Licensing 05/12/2014
Applications
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Applications
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HEPTech Workshop on Technology Licensing 05/12/2014
Applications
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Technology licensing
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Licenses for research and development
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When a prototype is ready and fully characterized
Exclusive licenses
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Before making the technology openly available
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Additional source for funding for the collaboration
Production licenses
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Commercialization open for the rest of the fields
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Establishment of commercial suppliers of the technology
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Technology licensing
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Licenses for research and development
 Access to
 Detector assembly
 pcb board
 pc interface
 software
 Non-exclusive license
 Field of research
 Technical assistance
 Payment conditions
 Lump sum
 Limitations of use
 Includes exclusive licenses granted
 Duration
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Technology licensing
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Exclusive licenses
 Commercial license (devices)
 Exclusive right to commercialize in a specific field
 Commercial milestones
 Technical assistance
 Payment conditions
 Lump sum
 Royalties on revenues from sales
 Limitations of use
 Exclusive licenses already granted
 Sales report
 Use of logos
 Duration
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Technology licensing
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Production licenses
 Commercial license (chips, assemblies and devices)
 Non-exclusive right to commercialize worldwide
 Technical assistance
 Payment conditions
 Lump sum
 Royalties on revenues from sales
Commercialization to members of the collaboration
Commercialization to other valid licensees
 Limitations of use
 Exclusive licenses already granted
 Sales report
 Preferential rates for members of the collaboration
 Use of logos
 Duration
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Agreements signed
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R&D licenses
 Australia
 Biomedical Imaging using synchrotrons and X-Ray sets
 New Zealand
 X-Ray computed tomography for small animal imaging
 The Netherlands
 Human medical spectral X-Ray Imaging
 Czech Republic
 Educational purposes in the field of interaction of radiation with matter
and radiation detectors
 Radiation detecting system for homeland security
 Norway
 Small Animal SPECT
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Agreements signed
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Exclusive licenses
 2 in The Netherlands
 Material analysis applications using X-Ray tube based X-Ray
Diffraction, X-Ray Fluorescence, Small/Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering
and X-Ray Reflectometry
 New Zealand
 X-Ray computed tomography for small animal imaging and X-Ray
computed tomography for human body imaging
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Agreements signed
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Production licenses
 Spain
 2 in Germany
 2 in The Netherlands
 Czech Republic
 United Kingdom
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Questions
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